Johnson is wanted by the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force after he did not return to the courtroom after lunch.

Johnson fled the courthouse and cut his GPS ankle monitor off, said Marty West, a U.S. Marshals deputy commander with the regional task force. West vowed to bring Johnson back to face his conviction.

"I don’t care how long it takes or how far we have to go, we are going to find him and drag him back to Leon County," he said.

A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information directly leading to Johnson's arrest. He is 5-foot, 11-inches tall and weighs 170 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He has a scar on his right ankle.

Assistant State Attorney Jon Fuchs said after returning from break, attorneys continued with closing arguments without Johnson present. The case then went to the jury, which issued the guilty verdict with the defendant's seat empty.

Johnson faces as much as 45 years in prison, but his sentence could be expanded to life because he is a habitual felony offender. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 19.

After the fatal crash, Johnson and the passenger in his car ran away. The passenger was found shortly after officers arrived at the crash. He told officers he was in the car and Johnson was the driver.

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